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If you want to become an instant expert you could do no better than getting a Courier CD (from Club Shop) and reading the very interesting series by Carl Heinlein in Courier 158 (Aug 1993), 159 (Sep 1993) and 160 (Oct 1992).
Worth a read.
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I guess I know what I'm doing tomorrow.I hope you are not planning to open the drain plug at the bottom of the tank. That is NOT a good idea. Any water in the fuel goes to the bottom of the tank where it rusts and weakens the bottom of the tank round the plug hole.
You need to fit a fuel filter in the rubber connection at the tank outlet. With that done you also want to clean the tank as best you can, however you can (removal is the best option but it's fun - I guess a forum search will find a post on this).
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Casper - I understand Dave Pack passed away in October this year in Oz where he emigrated when he retired. Well respected both technically and as a person.Thanks for letting me know. A good hard working man, but M2HJ still had it's problems. Dave used to blame sunspots (and I know they had an effect).
I loved the PIs. For some reason we ran them without wheel trims - I think it was something about tearing out the valves (or maybe it was so the trims didn't look tatty when they were resold). One of Chertsey's Cortinas went to the workshop for service and a fault reported on the oil light. On driving it back the engine seized. They had drained but not refilled the oil and 'cured' the oil light problem by taking the bulb out ! So much for Advanced drivers doing cockpit checks on getting into a car.
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TomL will no doubt advise. he is a regular on this forum:
http://forum.tssc.org.uk/index.php?/topic/747-automatic-in-a-vittese/
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I've seen a GT6 police carSussex used a white one, unmarked, especially for patrolling A23
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Each Force/Constabulary specified mods as they required them: zip in headlining (to access roof lights), suspension/engine mods etc.
Panda Cars (Unit Beat Policing vehicles) would have had minimum mods as they were only for transport, not pursuit, nor even (theoretically) patrol.
Might have had some wiring mods to allow fitment of UHF radios, but fitting would have been by Police workshops and Home Office radio engineers.
(Dave Rumens was a Radio Engineer, but I doubt if he had any experience of Herald Pandas.)
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And it also depends which paint you have.
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The plastic top extension is to allow some visual warning capability it also increases the resv. volumeMainly to increase capacity for (originaly) optional disc brakes. I wouldn't run discs without either the extension or a larger M/C resevoir
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try a Gaussian Blur filter. . . followed by a 'Sharpen'
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I expect the one with the two wires has a feed to itself (one wire) and a supply to the other switch (the other wire). Not got a mk 3 wiring diagram but I expect that's what its will show.
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so it has 12-14.5 volts input but a fixed and stable 10.5volts outputNot fixed and stable (unless a replacement solid state on has been fitted) but pusled +v / 0v output which averages 10.5v and, if used to provide supply to heater motor would give the symptoms described.
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A long time ago, in another place, JK explained that the change came when the quality/reinforcing of the hoses improved. Not too sure which was chicken, which was egg.
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Extract from Courier No. 73 July 1986
Originally in the Standard-Triumph Review - January, 1967
(and still they rusted !)
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Great pics. Remind me of my honeymoon oh so many years ago!
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Coast was stunning even in rain roads are a BIT rough in placesI had a 3 week trip in Ireland a couple of years ago, and when I got back I could tighten most body mounting bolts a flat and a bit !
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Welcome. Thames area are pretty active in your area, and over the river.
http://www.tssc.org.uk/tssc/areas_final.asp?area_ID=43&area=South%20East,%20Thames
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Sounds like classic UJ. Worse when going round a bend?
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You can buy legal poteen/poitin at Bunratty (and perhaps elsewhere)
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John's work with a 1500 Spitfire is in Courier 216 Jun 1998 p.8 covers all the basics. There was a follow-up article by Brett Dennis on the 1300 engine in Courier 221 November 1998 p. 24.
Buy your CD set from the Club shop !
Both had remarkable success, but I guess a Dolomite 1300 manifold with Dolomite SU carb would work well out of the box as the engine specs are similar.
A 13/60 manifold with a Stromberg might need some fiddling with the needle spec for best results.
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I've read Heralds only have one fuse!Even better - he's bought a 1200 and that doesn't have any !
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Edit - sorry - I now see the title.
The engine mounts attached to the engine are part of the engine front plate and cannot be removed without taking off the timing cover and more, The rubber/metal engine mounts bolted to the suspension turrets can be removed as Darren describes. (948/1200 before 1962 may be a different matter)
What age/model of car is this?
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Handbrake (parking brake) requires higher efficiency on single line systems.
http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_3100.htm
I assume the logic is that it is more likely that it may be called upon in an emergency, although this is not stated.
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Indicator flasher help
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Do you have LED bulbs fitted?
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